Thomas Kyle (cantkeepmeout) wrote,
@ 2013-09-07 23:51:00

If I so much as hear one banjo note...

The batmobile did not get lost on the road, that just didn't happen. The satellite gps was just too good and that thing could handle nearly any terrain.

Now the car he'd...borrowed, when their rent-a-car had broken down after an out of town mission...well that certainly could get lost. Especially since there was construction on the only main highway and the only road left had somehow led them to...was this a swamp? He was pretty sure this counted as a swamp.

Ugh god they were tire deep in swamp in the middle of nowhere with no other roads to go down and construction on the last one.

"I hate the country," Thomas grumbled in the driver's seat.

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	crossbow_bat 2013-09-23 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I did not jinx anything," Maria said. "This is entirely your fault." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-07 12:21 am UTC (link)
	"You keep repeating that if you want, just close your door and let's go." He started walking down the footpath off to the side. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-07 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Maria sighed. "Fine." She slammed the car door shut and stomped after him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-07 05:53 am UTC (link)
	"Anger management," he smirked at her as they walked down the path, a cabin coming into view in the distance. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-07 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Shut up," she growled. "This is all your fault." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-07 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"You do realize you've been parroting that line 3 times now? Grouchy and repetitive I see, tsk tsk." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-07 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Would you rather have me blaming you a few times or beat you?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-07 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"We both know only one of those would be successful, and it's not the latter." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-08 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Please. I'll beat you senseless and you'll like it," she said. She may be glaring at the back of his head and thinking about whacking him on the back of his head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-08 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	He turned around and just raised an eyebrow at her. "You keep thinking that. And why would I like it according to you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-08 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	"You seem the type," she said. "Just turn around and keep walking. I want to get out of here. If we start hearing banjos I'm so tossing you to the wolves." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-08 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"One, I'm very much not. And more importantly, two, if I did enjoy that sort of thing it'd be from someone who's...not family." And as if on cue a banjo started playing while they were getting closer to the cabin. "Aaaaand reason number one of many that I hate the country..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-08 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I hate you," Maria grumbled. "You are so going to pay for this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2013-10-08 11:59 pm UTC (link)

"It'd be more useful to make the banjo player pay, then at least he'd stop playing."

When they approached the banjo player didn't pause in his playing. "What're ya outatowners here for?"

"Just directions. The highway back there was closed about a state ago, only clear road led us here. There any side stuff open or way back to the main road without needing to go a state back?"

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	crossbow_bat 2013-10-09 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"My cousin here got us lost. Could you please help us?" Maria batted her eyes a few times. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-09 04:06 am UTC (link)
	The local looked between the two of them with narrowed eyes, studying them, before he put down his banjo and got up from his chair on the porch. "Gotta map inside if that'll help," he grunted and waved them in to follow him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-09 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"We'll wait here if you don't mind. It's such a lovely day and you don't get this kind of view in the city," Maria said. No way in Hell was she going in there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2013-10-09 10:23 pm UTC (link)

The man seemed either annoyed or offended, and shrugged before going back into the house, likely to look for the map. It was a few minutes before they heard a voice, though it came from behind them. "Nice car you folks have back there," said the new guy, who looked like he was likely related to the one they'd just seen. He grinned as he aimed a shotgun in their direction.

"Now the keys, if ya fancy folk please," said the first one, who'd now come out of the house, this time not armed with a screeching banjo, but also an old shotgun. "Oh, and empty those pockets, you rich folk tend to have some nice stuff in them pockets."

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	crossbow_bat 2013-10-10 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you kidding me?" Maria asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-10 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Thomas just sighed and rolled his eyes at all this. "Do I look like I'm kiddin' missy? Hands up, empty ya pockets, and throw yer stuff over this way." Thomas wanted to retort that the order of things they'd listed was stupid. If your hands were up you could hardly empty your pockets. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-12 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Maria saw the absurdity in the order as well, so she complied. She put her hands up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-12 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Thomas rolled his eyes and raised his hands. "I said empty yer pockets too! Can't you rich folk listen?" Thomas just sighed. "Well we can hardly empty of pockets if our hands are in the air. So you have to either let us empty our pockets or go through them yourselves." He glanced at Maria with a 'I'll take that one, you take the other?' look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-10-12 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"You said to put our hands in the air," Maria said. "We're just doing what you told us. If you want what's in my pockets, you'll have to get it out yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-10-12 12:25 am UTC (link)
	The first gunman seemed flustered and very annoyed. "Fine. No funny business though." He reluctantly nodded at his, well probably relative but neither had introduced themselves. The second guy lowered his shotgun slightly and slowly approached the two, both suspicious and very cautious. "Make a move and I shoot something off ya," he growled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)